sono state arrestate

were arrested

→ essere

phrase Rare #36,056

were arrested Passive form used for plural feminine subjects, often referring to women or mixed groups when the group is grammatically feminine in Italian.

IT: Le due donne sono state arrestate ieri sera.

EN: The two women were arrested last night.

Sono state arrestate.

They were arrested.

Tre persone sono state arrestate.

Three people were arrested.

Ieri sono state arrestate cinque persone.

Five people were arrested yesterday.

— La banda Baader Meinhof (2008)

Diverse persone sono state arrestate.

Several people were arrested.

Sua moglie e sua figlia sono state arrestate cinque giorni fa.

His wife and daughter were arrested five days ago.

— Norimberga (2025)

Molte persone sono state arrestate.

Many people were arrested.